After a decorated gaming career, David Beckham have switched to club ownership and made waves in Major League Soccer with From Miami. Now, in a transition to expand its influence in English football, Beckham has completed the takeover of a club with a lower division in its home country-this time, along with a former Manchester United teammate.
Beckham first ventured into club ownership in 2018 by leading the launch of Inter Miami with an investment group. He utilizes his global influence and has not only raised the MLS franchise but also contributed to the league’s total growth. Now he strives to replicate the success of a team that competes in England’s football pyramid.
According to AthleticThe David Beckham and Manchester United legend Gary Neville have completed a takeover of Salford CityA club that currently competes in EFL League Two – the fourth level of English football. The long -term goal: take Salford to the Premier League.
Previously, Salford City was owned by a group of former Manchester United teammates known as ”Class of ’92. “However, however, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes have now rejected their efforts. Beckham and Neville will lead the project forward, while the remaining members of the group are expected to remain involved in various club roles.
In an interview with Athletic, Beckham expressed his vision for the project: “I will be over every big decision made and every little decision made. That’s what my commitment is for Gary. That’s what my commitment is for the club … I always dream big like that I will always want us to get to the top of football and be in the Premier League. But there is a lot of hard work and a lot of investment up to that point. “
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Wrexham and Birmingham City as role models
Beckham also quoted the latest emergence of Wrexham and Birmingham City as inspiration. Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenney helped guide Wrexham back to the EFL championshipwhile the NFL legend Tom Brady Became a minority owner in Birmingham City 2023 – another club that has then climbed to the second level and regulated hope and ambition.
“We have all been inspired by what Ryan Reynolds have done at Wrexham and I do not say that is why we do because it is not. But I have talked to Ryan about it so many times now and he said that the feeling around the city, the feeling around the club, is so exceptional. It is the type we want to create“Beckham pronounced.
Beckham also praised the work that Brady and business partner Tom Wagner: “Tom Wagner and Tom Brady have done an incredible job with Birmingham. I went to a game a few months back and the atmosphere at Stadion was one of the best I’ve seen in a long time. That’s what we want to create. “
